Word: sexualize
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...about the relationship—not that he’d cultivated a homosexual liaison with a younger person. Yet the calls for Adams to resign and the media coverage of the issue have tinged the affair with a pallor of homophobia and judgment of Adams’s sexual behavior...
...scandal” and the relationship, “inappropriate.” Rare is coverage of the affair that doesn’t in some way construct the relationship as the older, experienced man taking advantage of a young boy, confused and overwhelmed by his own sexuality. Yet critics insist that their disgust at Adams’s behavior comes about not as a result of the nature of his sexual preferences, but because of his choice to lie about his behavior. This claim is preposterous. To assert that the Sam Adams scandal exists independently of his homosexuality...
...dishonest to pretend that inherent judgments regarding the age and gender of a man’s sexual partner are not at play in the Adams scandal. The story of Sam Adams—that duplicitous homosexual!—indicates something we all already knew: sometimes, politicians lie, whether they’re gay, straight, male or female. End of story. People who insist that this alone is a shocking fact—independent of Adams’s sexuality—are woefully self-deceived...
...become mayor had he not lied about the affair. Despite the fact that nothing illegal took place and no one got their feelings hurt, the nature of the relationship—between two men with a significant age difference—violated enough of our society’s sexual norms to prohibit Adams from ascending to office. The ultimate tragedy is that the private sphere is allowed to inform the public to such a drastic degree...
...Harvard’s student life, while other, more seasoned students were well prepared for the onslaught of provocative images Eleganza habitually provides.In past years, the student-run fashion show and facet of Harvard Black Community and Student Theater (BlackCAST) has received criticism for this problematic portrayal of black sexuality. Yet, organizers of Eleganza 2009 refuse to be hindered by what they claim to be simple misunderstandings. Instead, Eleganza has decided to tackle even more sensitive and poignant issues. This year, the show will branch out in an attempt to include a positive representation of varying sexual orientations alongside...